# The Doctor — The Borough Treasurer character guide

> The Doctor in The Borough Treasurer by J. S. Fletcher.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dr. Rockcliffe

**First appearance:** 0002-iii-murder

## Who they are

The local physician who examines the victim.

## In the story

### [VII: Night Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/vii-night-work)

Tells Mallalieu that the strangulation showed experience or sailor's knot knowledge, puzzling Mallalieu.

### [XVII: The Medical Opinion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/xvii-the-medical-opinion)

Dr. Rockcliffe conducts the examination and firmly states that the contusion on Stoner's temple was caused by a deliberate, savage blow from a blunt instrument.

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